Illuminated sign.



E. J. KELLNER & W. FLEDWARDS.

ILLUMINATBD SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED TERA, 1910.

962,436., Patented June 28,1910.

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ceases.

Mention of Letters 2ateat. Pat en Juana application flied February 41, 1910. Serial No; 542,042.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDGAR J. KELLNER' aI1d W1LLIAM F. EDWARDS, citizens of the United States, and residents of New York,

have invented certain new and county and State of New York, aind of New York, borough Kings, and State of useful Improvements in Illuminated Signs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates more particularly to that type of-sign which is adapted to display an advertisement, on transparent ma terial; e 1 The primary object of the invention is to provide. a device-which maybe inserted within the ground, the surface of said device being left visible, said surface being adapted to carry advertising matter, means beinglocated within said device for illucompanying drawings,

minating the surface.

Another object of the invention is-to ,so construct the device that theportion containing the advertising matter may be removedfrom the casing containing the illurminating mechanism,

' A With these and other objects in view the invention will be hereinafter more'particularly described with reference to the acwhich form a part of this specificatiomand will then be ointed out in the claims at the end of the escription.

view of the device.

re 1 is a perspective In the drawings,F'

ig. 2- is a top 0 dplan view, partly n SECtlOII with the plate a apted to carry the advertising matter removed.-

Fig. 3 is a'longitudinal section; and Fig. 4 is a modifiedform of the advertising plate.

. The device consists of a rectangular receptacle 10 which is adapted to be inserted a top portion ofof asuifi'cient thickness 'to'permit a tubular member candescent bulbs 12' are suitably arranged of Brooklyn, county of New York, respectively,

glass, mserted within said frame 14. The our corners of said frame are provided with rods 15 which are adapted to extend within the members 11, said members 11 being provided woidth set screws-l6 for clamping the said r s. A

the ground and it 'is "desired to repair or relace any of the interior mechanism, the ame 14 is lifted, the members 15 slidingin the tubular sections 11. It will, therefore, be seen that the rods 15 form a perfect securing means for the glass plate, the seglate may be conveniently I isturbing the receptacle 10., Instead of forming the glass plate in one piece, as shown in Flg. 1, each letter of the sign or' advertisement ma be in a separate frame and removable, t ereby permitting 'the wording of the sign viding bars 17 being a glass sections.

It will be seen-that a device of this char:

acterwill not only form an'attractive sign,

but the same 'is so simple in construction that it'can be-manufactured at a small cost; The 'device may be embedded in sidewalks or walls," the peculiar construction of the sign member being such that thesame may turbing its supporting and illuminating means.,.

Having thus described our invention, we

' claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent z '1. In a" rectangular receptacle, a plurality of meanhollow cylindrical e. In each of descent bulbs located within said receptacle,

said receptacle, a cover adapted to displayv advertising matter, said cover carry ng a plurality of rod sections adapted to enter said cylindrical members. 2. A device of the class described comprising a rectangular member, a lural for's'aid member, said cover consisting of a rectangular metallic frame adapted td'support aglass plate, a plurallty oi r0 tions secured to said metallic frame, rod sections being adapted to enter; sa

tubes and form' means 0 portions of said framein alinement with edge portions of-the rece 'flaacle.

or as shown in Fig. 3 the same ma be device of the class described, a

d forv holdin the fed g seas.

.LiAfter the device has been'inserted within curing means being so arranged that said removed without to be changed, (11- apted to separate the.

be changed from time to time without dis-z members located within="- ity of 3 tubes arranged withm said mem r, acover Q i v 989,486

3. A device of the class described, comportions in alinement with the edge portions 10 prising a rectangularreceptacle ada ted to of said receptacle. V

contain illuminating means, a cover or .said a This spec1fieatien signed and witnessed receptacle eonsistin of a transparent plate this 2nd ay of February A. D. 1910.

.-" and a rectangular ame L-sha d in cross- EDGAR J. KELLNER; 4

section adapted to support sai plate, s'up- F. EDWARDS. porting means located within said receptac e Witnesses:

" and means adapted to coiiperate therewith W. A. Towmm, Jr.,

carried by said'frame for retaining its edge 1 L; I; 

